Uhlan
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An uhlan is a type of light cavalryman, primarily armed with a lance. The uhlans started with the Tartars in the Lithuanian irregular cavalry and were later also adopted by other countries during the
Polish uhlans from the army of the Duchy of Warsaw, 1807–1815, January Suchodolski painting
Uhlan of the "Volontaires de Saxe" in 1745
Uhlan of the Natzmer-Ulanen (1740–1742)
Polish chevaulegers of the Imperial Guard in the Battle of Peterswalde – Juliusz Kossak
Dragoon
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Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as con
Uhlan
…While cavalry carrying this weapon was usually specifically designated as lancers or uhlans, in some instances, the front rank troopers of hussar or dragoon regiments were also armed with lances. In one notable action during the Waterloo Campaign as the French lancers advanced out of a defile — created by…
c. 1759–1761 painting of a British Army dragoon
Cartoon of a French dragoon intimidating a Huguenot in the Dragonnades
French dragoon of the Volontaires de Saxe
French dragoons at the Battle of Jena